Bátaszék
# Bátaszék

Bátaszék (German: Badeseck, Serbian: Батсек, romanized: Batsek) is a town in Tolna County, Hungary. The majority residents are Hungarians, with a minority of Serbs.

"The oldest tree of Bátaszék" won the title of European Tree of the Year 2016.

The Roman Catholic writer Miklós Bátori was born in Bátaszék.

## History

During World War II, Bátaszék was captured on 28 November 1944 by Red Army troops of the 3rd Ukrainian Front in the course of the Budapest Offensive.

## Sport

* Bátaszéki SE, association football club

## Twin towns — sister cities

Bátaszék is twinned with:

* Besigheim, Germany
* Ditrău, Romania
* Tekovské Lužany, Slovakia

## Gallery

* Roman Catholic Church in Bátaszék
* View at the site of the Cikádor Abbey
* Bátaszék railway station
* "The oldest tree of Bátaszék", European Tree of the Year 2016.
